Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1967

CHAPTER 695
(House Bill 314)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 19 (1)
of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 REPLACE-
MENT VOLUME AND 1969 Supplement) title "Justices of the
Peace," subtitle "Criminal Jurisdiction," providing for the powers
of the People's Court of Montgomery County in certain criminal
cases AND MAKING CERTAIN CORRECTIONS IN THE LAN-
GUAGE OF THIS SECTION TO GIVE EFFECT TO PRIOR
AMENDMENTS THERETO.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 19 (1) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1968 REPLACEMENT VOLUME AND 1969 Supplement), title
"Justices of the Peace," subtitle "Criminal Jurisdiction," is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

(1)    Conditions of suspension or probation.—The justices of the
peace in and for ALLEGANY, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles, FRED-
ERICK, CAROLINE, Montgomery, Prince George's, Harford, Car-
roll, Kent and Queen Anne's counties, and the judges of the People's
Court in Howard and Cecil counties COUNTY in any case within
their jurisdiction, shall have power, before conviction of any
person accused of crime, with the written consent of the person so ac-
cused, and after conviction or after plea of guilty or of nolo con-
tendere, without such consent, to: (a) suspend that imposition of
sentence; (b) place such person on probation before commitment;
(c) and in all such cases above named to make such written conditions
of suspension of sentence and probation as said justices of the peace
may deem proper; and (d) upon determining that such person has vi-
olated any such condition, to strike out the suspension of sentence
and to impose such sentence as may be authorized by law and to
revoke such probation. The provisions of this section shall also apply
to St. Mary's County and Cecil County. Provided, however, in ALLE-
GANY, Kent, Carroll, Calvert, Harford, Howard, St. Mary's, Cecil,
CAROLINE, FREDERICK, and Queen Anne's counties any person
placed on probation shall be under the supervision of the State De-
partment of Parole and Probation. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL ALSO APPLY IN CASES BEFORE THE
PEOPLE'S COURT OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

(2)    Changing conditions.—Said justices of the peace, or judges,
at any time during the period hereinafter set out, and after notice
to the probationer or person accused, and after full opportunity to
him to be heard either in person or by counsel, may alter, enlarge,
modify or change any one or more of such conditions, and may add
other conditions of suspension of sentence or probation—all however,
to be subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth.

(3)    Period of probation and suspension.—Said justices of the
peace or judges shall have power to fix the period of probation and
suspension of sentence, which period shall not in any event exceed
two years from the date of such suspension of sentence or probation.
Said justices of the peace, or judges, from time to time, may continue
to extend the period of probation and suspension of sentence first
fixed, until the conditions originally or thereafter prescribed by said